Carrianne Bush wouldn’t trade her internship for anything. The agricultural science student’s day starts feeding goats — giving them hay and grain in SUNY Morrisville’s livestock barn, then moves to the dairy complex, where calves are under her loving care.
“It’s opening a world of opportunities for me,” the 19-year-old Oneida resident said of her summer internship in SUNY Morrisville’s livestock program.
The internship, through the college’s Collegiate Science Technology Entry Program (CSTEP), is helping to feed her skills on her way toward her dream career as a veterinarian.
She’s soaking up as much experience as she can.
“I am eager and willing to try anything,” Bush said. “I am feeding baby cows and goats, training to milk at the dairy facility and learning about vaccination protocols. Anything I learn will be beneficial.”
Growing up, Bush knew she wanted to work with domestic animals. “I had a family dog and that’s the extent of it,” she said.
Putting agriculture in the mix happened by chance. “I visited a friend’s farm and fell in love with cows,” she said. Enrolled in the college’s individual studies program, she switched to agricultural science after talking with Ashley Marshall, associate professor of dairy science.
Source: morrisville.edu
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